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Saunter Leisurely Time 英 Sɔːntə(R)] 美 Sɔːntər V.闲逛;漫步 N.闲逛;漫步

英语单词 saunter
英美音标 英 ['sɔːntə(r)] 美 ['sɔːntər]
中文释义 v.闲逛;漫步
n.闲逛;漫步
英语例句 (1) He sauntered by with his hands in his pockets.
(2) Sometimes in the summer my wife and I saunter there in the cool of the evening.
(3) This part of the route should be an easy saunter.
(4) Let's go for a saunter along the river.
中文例句 (1) 他双手插在口袋里悠闲地走了过去。
(2) 在夏日,内子和我有时会在黄昏阴凉时分到那里散步。
(3) 这段路想必好走。
(4) 我们沿着河走走吧。
vocabulary简明 To saunter is to stroll at a leisurely pace. The next time someone accuses you of dragging your feet and asks you to speed it up, calmly tell them that you’re perfecting your saunter.
vocabulary扩展 A verb of unconfirmed origin, saunter means to “walk with a leisurely gait.” As a noun, saunter describes that leisurely gait. Henry David Thoreau once said “it is a great art to saunter.” So while crossing a busy street may not be the best time to test out your sauntering abilities, feel free to practice when you're not in a hurry.
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词]闲逛;漫步 If you saunter somewhere, you walk there in a slow, casual way.
  [V prep/adv]
  • We watched our fellow students saunter into the building...

    我们看着同学们悠闲地走进了大楼。

  • He sauntered along the river to the mill.

    他沿着河边漫步走到磨坊。

  • Saunter is also a noun.
    • She began a slow saunter toward the bonfires.

      她开始向篝火处慢慢走去。

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